The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-29

miles, gwen regularly each year In
Iime TO- low water work. .
T y, MY thousand dollars In one ap. I
would be sufficient too
an he work necessary.
Commit rcisl Statistics. AT present,
10 only carried on during
hiph ". ter, consisting chiefly Of cot
tor, and slaves, which are brought
ont on bsrges. Large quantities
OF ,imblr are RATED yearly to the |
sswmilli along the banks. No
stesmbol IL navigated the stresm dur. |
ipe tue car end most Of the produc.e
were 81 ped by rsil. Full and de-
tale sg,;istics could not be obtained.
BIG HATCHIs RIVER.
The v lrk on this river has resulted
In giving a fair ravigabls channel
from H. mouth TO Ratio. The work
sbould be continued mp stream TO
BOLIVIA, paying pa tlcular attention to
chsnnol distractions, which are more
troshls ONE than leaning trees; much
OF the latter having been cut ~ pre.
VlOuS YChTs' ino ptcnhuohtnon huu
O hen Interested In the navigation Of
this rsam state that II the spags
vera loroughly remove d II would give
them .hree feet Of water at the lowest
stages, or navigation for light draft
steam boats the entire year. Were
this done there is little doubt that the
mueree OF th3 stream would b,
much increased and freight rates 81
comp Ing raillo IDS reduced.
Econ my would be eubserved by ex.
pend ng Sufficient In one season to put
the river In 70 good state as not tn
require work Tor several years.
/, therefore, recommend the txpendi-
ture 4 not less than $1,000 Ia one
s-aeon, BIZ ginning work as soon N the
stage Of the water will permit, c3p.
struc! ing fat b3at, or biriog one "
one an be found at or near Memphis,
ami using explosives literally for
rem wing snsgs and suDken logs.
q numerical Sta istics-During the
calendar year 1885 the river was navi-
CAB . for eight months. Five small
stsrnwheel steamers made an average
Of sc vsnteen trips into the stream. Toe
quantities OF freight reported by steam.
boa men are a. follows: Cotton, 5000
bshs; cotton seed, $50 tons; soout
500, 900 slaves, 1000 cords OF wood and
300O sawlogs were also bosted aud
raft d out Of the stream. Until thie
year commerce has been coDfi1ed
priu cipally to timber rats and stave
bargeB, but now one steamboat is be-
ginning TO build up trade aud others
will probably follow. Tho railroads
have taken advantage OF the past con.
dition OF the river, and their rates from
Oovinpton and Rlalto are more than
double steamboat rates to Memphis.
BIa BLACK RIvKR, MI'eIssIPPI.
No work was Isae during the f'ca
year. The appropriation in the rivel
and haibor act Of August s, 1884, con
tanned the following prUvito: "NC
parl OF this appropriation shall be use(
until the State OF Mississippi shal
have fret caused the bridges over saiS
stream touth oil the Vicksburg anS
Meridian railroad TO be 9, reconsirrct
cd 20 not to obJiruct the navigation o
ssid stream" The Legislature o
Mississippi bad acjou. aed before tn,
psseage of this act, and 90 II NEST
biennially, tho next session docs no
assemble until July, 1888 There !
5000 In hand.
sTRKLE's BAYOU, MISSISSIPPI.
The folio wing is the summary Q
the obeti uctIons removed:
Suses removed, 1873; shore snag
c1t, 3ll; jams removed, II; lesnin
trees topped, 1907 stumps cut, So; log
removed from channel, 435; leaniD
trees cut, 70S; brush aud willows Gu
$50 iqusre yards. The ium Of $500
could bs expended 10 advantage d
opening the bayou for high wstt
navigation.
Commercial Statlstics-No reliabl
numerical statistics could be II
tanned. II IL presumed, howevsl
that trade will increase, as the dslt
10 being more thickly ssttled,and cult
vation Increased since tn rebuildin
Of the lsvses on YsEDO front.
YALLc BusHA RIVER.
Operations xlsnded from the mont
no stIe6m about ali way 10 Grenade
Steamboat, men tay that trade will b.
yin u the river be cleared to Gren6,
recommend that $1,000 b
expended In one eeason.
TALLAHATcHIK RIVER.
The river IL now In better condlho
thGn ever before known, and tbs rive
men ave well plessed with the wor
accom- pllsh,d. Many dangerous ol
stTnotions yet remain, however, IN
removal Of whic would greatly bsnt
a navigation. The sum Of 80 900
asked iur.
Commercial Statistics. The rive
Was nAviysbls TO sbSiksy's Lsndin
Tho entire year. Daring the oalendr
yaar 1885 about elk STEAMBOATS,, draw
log from sixteen 10 twenty inch,
light and ionr b. FIVE feet loaded, Wit
Tonnage OF from fifty to $50 tons escl
NJ cd IN the stream, carry NJ The 10
lowing freight: Cotton, 10000 bale,
. cot on eeed, 5000 tons; slaves, nun
het, 25,OO0; return ireishis OF gerert
morchAr dice and plantation sup lie
Get mated value, f220,0O0
TcHuLA LAKE
Operations consisted chi, A. In Gu
|, ting brush and overhsnsiog irseF, a.
! rstultod In eiving q good navisab
channel nj least ninety lee, 10 wid,
: for a Distance Of tory four miles, les'
, ing about twenty three miles to |
" rked over. There are three lsrp
! ~ 'dbars IN the lsks. Were these r
moyei, and the timber and brus
to- roughly cleaned from the bsus
, u q probable tina, the channel won
|. 70 ur nut aud give q sieaier depih
water, bu, IN view OF the COZ VI VI
work aud the decreased commerce |
= the siIeam, on acc unit Of taiiioad
! cili'ies, II 10 doub,ful " tuch erpe ID
iuro wonld bs net fed. | therefor
recommend tbs uSe Of n ,tboR, and
|. large ohooptaz patty TO cut bi ush an
leaning tres, 90 ~ 20 widen the dee
. water channel. The sum Of t6O0l ca
: be spent 10 good advantage In tn
i wav.
!. Commercial Statistics. Daring cs
= enuur wear 1885 four steamboats,
: tom 100 70 2l6 tors each navisat'
= tits stream, carrying 5000 bales cotlC
y | aaI Nknl Nana anfNaV mad ~ HNuI